The reaction of amines with phthalimide derivatives a convenient synthesis of isoxazolidine

The reaction of tert-butylamine, isoxazolidine and hydrazine with N-[(3-chloropropyl)oxy]phthalimide is investigated. A convenient synthesis of oxazolidine is described.     

The phase diagram for the binary system K2CrO4CaCrO4

The phase diagram for the binary system K₂CrO₄CaCrO₄ has been determined for CaCrO₄ concentrations up to 60 mole%, using the techniques of differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, and drop calorimetry. Essential features of the phase diagram are: the solid-solid phase transition for pure K₂CrO₄ at 670°C, β-K₂CrO₄ ? α-K₂CrO₄; a eutectoid reaction at 14 mole% CaCrO₄ and 548°C, β-K₂CrO₄ ? α-K₂CrO₄ + K₂CrO₄ · CaCrO₄; a peritectoid event at 50 mole% CaCrO₄ and 640°C, β-K₂CrO₄ + CaCrO₄ ? K₂CrO₄ · CaCrO₄; and a eutectic reaction at 51 mole% CaCrO₄ and 678°C, L ? β-K₂CrO₄ + CaCrO₄. X-ray diffraction studies lead to the determination of the unit cell dimensions for the K₂CrO₄ · CaCrO₄ double salt, a C-centered monoclinic form with a₀ = 7.615(6) Å, b₀ = 22.797(15) Å, c₀ = 9.777(9) Å, β = 115.45(5)°.     

Enantiomers of polarized alkenes: chromatographic enrichment and thermal interconversion

(+)- and (?)-$\text{1}$ as well as (+)- and (?)-$\text{2}$ were partially separated by liquid chromatography on triacetylcellulose; racemizations resulted in the barriers (Table 2) to rotation via planarized transition states.     

The crystal structure of CuVo3(II), a high-pressure ilmenite phase

The crystal structure of a second high-pressure copper vanadate phase, CuVO₃(II), has been determined and refined by full-matrix least-squares procedures using automatic diffractometer data to a residual R = 0.042 (R_w = 0.051). The space group is rhombohedral, $\text{R}\text{3}$, with hexagonal unit cell a = 4.966(2) and c = 14.084(5) Å [a_R = 5.501(2) Å and α = 53.66(3)°]. The structure is the fully ordered ilmenite-type and, on the basis of published magnetic data and the interatomic distances, the valence distribution Cu⁺V⁵⁺O₃ is proposed. This represents a unique example of Cu⁺ in an octahedral environment.     

Heat transfer from a rarefied plasma flow to a metallic or nonmetallic particle

Heat transfer from a plasma flow to a metallic or nonmetallic spherical particle is studied in this paper for the extreme case of free-molecule flow regime. Analytical expressions are derived for the heat flux due to, respectively, atoms, ions, and electrons and for the floating potential on the sphere exposed to a two-temperature plasma flow. It has been shown that the local or average heat flux density over the whole sphere is independent of the sphere radius and approximately in direct proportion to the gas pressure. The presence of a macroscopic relative velocity between the plasma and the sphere causes substantially nonuniform distributions of the local heat flux and enhances the total heat flux to the sphere. The heat flux is also enhanced by the gas ionization. Appreciable difference between metallic and nonmetallic spheres is found in the distributions along the oncoming flow direction of the floating potential and of the local heat flux densities due to ions and electrons. The total heat flux to the whole sphere is, however, almost the same for these different spheres. For a fixed value of the electron temperature, the heat flux decreases with increasing temperature ratio T_e/T_h.     

Electrical,magnetic, and EPR studies of the quaternary chalcogenides Cu2AIIBIVX4 prepared by iodine transport

Electrical, magnetic, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements have been made on crystals and powders of several quaternary chalcogenides of the type Cu₂A^IIB^IVX₄, where A^II = Zn, Mn, Fe, or Co, B^IV = Si, Ge, or Sn, and X = S or Se. The electrical properties of these compounds are extrinsic, but their magnetic properties do not appear to be affected by impurities. The magnetic moments of the Cu₂MnBX₄ compounds decrease with increasing covalency of the MnX bond, and those of Cu₂FeGeS₄ and Cu₂CoGeS₄ reflect an orbital contribution to the moment. Both the Weiss constants and magnetic ordering temperatures in these compounds show an evolution from antiferromagnetism to ferromagnetism with increasing separation between the moments. Magnetic measurements on single crystals of Cu₂MnGeS₄, Cu₂CoGeS₄, and Cu₂FeGeS₄ indicate that only the latter is anisotropic. EPR measurements on crystals and powders of Cu₂ZnGeS₄ doped nominally with 0.1% Mn reveal that Mn²⁺ experiences an axial distortion and that the bond ionicity is the same as in ZnS.     

Investigation of homo- and heterodimer alkali metal cation complexes of resorc[4]arenes by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Resorc[4]arenes are compounds with interesting properties, mainly because of their ability to form host-guest complexes with the guest located inside the cavity. The size of the guest limits the complexation, as shown by a competition experiment with tetraalkylammonium ions of different size. By electroscopy ionization tandem mass spectrometric experiments on resorc[4]arene heterodimers bearing an alkali metal ion as guest, it was found that there must be two different binding mechanisms for alkali metal ions with high surface charge density (Li(+) and Na(+)) on the one hand compared with those with a lower surface charge density on the other hand (K(+), Rb(+), Cs(+)).     

Photochemistry of iminium salts : Electron transfer mechanisms for singlet quenching and photoaddition of n-electron donating alcohols and ethers

Several aspects of past and current studies in the area of iminium salt photochemistry are discussed. Investigations of olefin-iminium salt photoaddition and photocyclization reactions are reviewed and conclusions about electron-transfer pathways for fluorescence quenching and reaction are discussed. The results of recent studies of alcohol and ether photoaddition to 2-phenyl-1-pyrrolinium salts are presented. These C-C bond forming processes occur in moderate yields to produce β-amino alcohol or ether products. In addition, alcohols and ethers serve as efficient quenchers of pyrrolinium salt fluorescence. Rate constants for quenching appear to be dependent upon both the oxidation potential of the alcohols and ethers and the availability of C-H bond α to oxygen. This data along with deuterium isotope effects on quenching combine to suggest a common mechanism for both fluorescence quenching and photoaddition. The nature of this mechanism is tested using the comparative quenching effeciencies of the tertiary alcohols t-butyl alcohol and 1,2,2-trimethyl-1-cyclopropanol. The latter alcohol having a weak C-C bond adjacent to the hydroxyl function quenches the fluorescence of 2-phenyl-1-pyrrolium salts at a rate two orders of magnitude greater than for t-butyl alcohol. The observations made are interpreted in terms of a sequential electron-proton transfer mechanism for quenching and photoaddition. Lastly, the relationship of iminium salt photochemical studies to other investigations of electron-transfer photochemistry is discussed.     

Vinylidene complexes of transition metals : III. Derivatives of cyclopentadienyltricarbonyl rhenium with phenylvinylidene ligands. Crystal and molecular structure of Cp(CO)2Re[CC(Ph)C(Ph)CH2]Re(CO)2Cp

The novel complexes CpRe(CCHPh)(CO)₂ and Cp₂Re₂(μ-CCHPh)(CO)₄ containing a terminal and a bridging phenylvinylidene ligand respectively and the binuclear complex Cp(CO)₂Re[CC(Ph)C(Ph)CH₂]Re(CO)₂Cp were obtained in the reaction of CpRe(CO)₃ with PhCCH.According to an X-ray study of the latter complex the unusual bridging ligand is η¹-bonded to one Re atom and η²-bonded to the other.     

Electrode processes in the oxidation of tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives

The electrochemical oxidation of the alkaloid laudanosine (Ia) to O-methylflavinantine (II) has been studied in acetonitrile solvent. Using cyclic voltammetry, rotating disc voltammetry and preparative electrolyses on several alkaloids, simple aliphatic amines and aromatic compounds, some aspects of the mechanism of this coupling reaction are elucidated. The first anodic wave for laudanosine at platinum has E_p=0.55 V vs. Ag/Ag⁺. The electrode rapidly becomes partially passivated at potentials above 0.5 V. This is due to a film which “dissolves” below 0.5 V, at a rate independent of the potential. It is shown that the reaction (Ia)→(II) proceeds at 0.5 V by initial oxidation of the amine moiety. If acids such as sodium bicarbonate are added to the anolyte the amine is protonated causing the first wave to disappear. Oxidation at 1.1 V under these acidic conditions produces the same product, but more rapidly and in significantly higher yield because electrode filming and side reactions resulting from the amine oxidation are abrogated.